Typical mask of this ethnos group. The sculptors (blacksmiths) Bambara are indeed very known for their masks cimiers zoomorphes of antelopes or gazelles.

This type of mask is carried by a secret society of which they bear the name: Ti Wara or Tji Wara.

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+/- 1960

Mali

Bambara

77 x 24

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